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Seton Hill baseball sweeps Mercyhurst, moves to PSAC championship series
The No. 7 Seton Hill baseball team was staring at only its fifth loss of the season Sunday when Jack Oberdorf stepped to the plate against Mercyhurst in the top of the ninth inning. One swing of the bat gave the Griffins a three-run lead in the second game of...
Hempfield alums Holmberg, Orie win conference track & field titles
A pair of Hempfield alums were crowned conference champions at the NCAA Division I level Saturday. Penn State grad student Maddie Holmberg won the heptathlon at the Big Ten Championships in Champaign, Ill., while DePaul sophomore Mackenna Orie won the shot put title at the Big East Championships in Geneva,...
Washington & Jefferson stops Saint Vincent to win PAC baseball title
Starter Nick Drake turned in a dominant performance and outfielder Tyler Horvat was the offensive catalyst as Washington & Jefferson defeated Saint Vincent College, 3-0, Saturday to claim the school’s 13th PAC baseball championship. Drake (Canon-McMillan) went seven innings, allowing one hit and striking out eight. Michael Zito earned the...
Seton Hill’s Tommy Pellis has big week of accolades on eve of PSAC semifinals
Tommy Pellis is glad he came back for a fifth baseball season at Seton Hill. So are the Griffins. A grad student outfielder and Greensburg Central Catholic grad, Pellis is having his best college season, and reaping the awards that can come with it. National prominence is nothing new to...
Norwin grad Christiana Skrabak making impact in final season with Seton Hill softball
Seton Hill softball player Christiana Skrabak was as impactful in a 16-0 runaway victory against Mercyhurst in the deciding game of a best-of-three Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference quarterfinal series as she has been all season. Skrabak is a grad student from Norwin who is making sure her finale ends with...
Saint Vincent baseball rallies to reach PAC finals
Saint Vincent isn’t quite ready to cash in its chips. The Bearcats baseball team rallied for two wins Friday in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Tournament and, all of the sudden, will play for the championship. Fourth-seeded SVC (17-17) staved off elimination twice by defeating No. 3 Franciscan, 13-4, and No....
Previewing the PSAC softball championship: West Chester vs. Seton Hill
PSAC softball championship series West Chester (28-14) vs. Seton Hill (32-12) When: Friday, Saturday at Seton Hill Softball Complex, Greensburg. Game 1, 4 p.m. Friday; Game 2, 1 p.m. Saturday (Game 3 to follow, if necessary) Coaches: Diane Lokey, West Chester; Jessica Strong, Seton Hill What’s next?: The series winner...
Kollar stellar as Seton Hill blanks Gannon in PSAC quarterfinals
In high school, right-hander Jared Kollar routinely faced pressure situations. He was the winning pitcher in WPIAL and PIAA championship games in 2017 as a senior at Latrobe. Four years later, as a college senior at Seton Hill, Kollar took the mound Wednesday for just the third time after returning...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Ex-Mt. Pleasant ace Alincic leaving Morehead State
Former Mt. Pleasant ace softball pitcher Carolyn Alincic is changing college programs, and possibly divisions. The strikeout pitcher who won WPIAL and PIAA titles with the Vikings, is leaving Morehead State (Ky.) after just less than two seasons. Candid and open about her decision, Alincic said she needed to hit...
Seton Hill softball advances to PSAC finals for first time
Seton Hill made history Tuesday. The Griffins softball team downed visiting Gannon, 4-1, to win a best-of-three PSAC semifinals series and advance to the conference finals for the first time. The top seed from the West Division, Seton Hill (32-12) will host East No. 3 West Chester (28-11) in a...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Saint Vincent forced to forfeit PAC playoff spots
The Presidents’ Athletic Conference softball and men’s lacrosse playoffs were going on in full force over the weekend, but one school was missing from both tournaments: Saint Vincent. The Bearcats had to forfeit their earned spots in both tournaments because of a covid-19 shutdown on campus in Unity Township. The...
Penn State New Kensington softball eliminated from PSUAC state tournament
The Penn State New Kensington softball team saw its season come to an end Monday with a pair of losses in the double-elimination Penn State University Athletic Conference playoffs in DuBois. The Lions lost to East No. 1 seed Penn State Brandywine, 9-1, in the first game and were edged...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Seton Hill men’s lacrosse racks up honors
Seton Hill cleaned up when postseason awards were announced by the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. The Griffins men’s lacrosse team, which finished second in the standings, reached the conference title game and earned its third straight NCAA Division II Tournament bid, had two major award-winners and 12 all-conference picks. Junior...
Riverview alum Molly Collins makes impact for PSNK softball
Riverview graduate Molly Collins has been a key factor this season for the Penn State New Kensington softball team. The Lions freshman outfielder went 2 for 3 with two doubles and four runs batted in as PSNK rolled past Penn State Beaver, 9-0, on May 1 in the first round...
Seton Hill baseball coach Marc Marizzaldi reaches 600 wins
The coach from the start in 2003, Marc Marizzaldi has molded the Seton Hill baseball program into a model of consistency, on a local and national scale. He has constructed top-tier recruiting classes, cultivated a winning culture and helped turn the Griffins into a Division II power. Over time, wins...
All-Kiski Valley campus clippings: Plum grad Dedert shines for PS-Behrend volleyball
Plum graduate Colin Dedert fared well this season with the Penn State Behrend men’s volleyball team. The 6-foot-3 senior outside hitter earned Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference first-team honors. He ranked third in the AMCC in kills (156), fourth in service aces (16) and seventh in kills per set (3.2). Dedert...
Greensburg’s Mark Goetz, WVU senior, headed to NCAA golf regional
College golf just keeps getting better for Mark Goetz. The West Virginia senior from Greensburg was selected to compete in the NCAA Regional qualifier May 15-19 at The Sagamore Club in Noblesville, Ind. Goetz, who attended The Kiski School and plays out of Hannastown Golf Club, becomes the first individual...
Saint Vincent pulls several teams from PAC postseason over covid cases
The Presidents’ Athletic Conference softball and men’s lacrosse playoffs are going on in full force this weekend, but one school is missing from both tournaments: Saint Vincent. That is because the Bearcats had to forfeit their earned spots in both tournaments because of a covid-19 shutdown, and necessary protocols, on...
Westmoreland players Skrabak, Osikowicz lift Seton Hill softball team into PSAC semis
Seton Hill softball players Jenna Osikowicz and Christiana Skrabak were as impactful in Thursday’s 16-0 runaway against Mercyhurst in the deciding game of a best-of-three Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference quarterfinal series as they have been all season. Osikowicz is a senior with perspective — and a bonus year to play...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Westminster’s Caterino scores national honor
Westminster junior Tyler Caterino (Monessen) was named the United Soccer Coaches Division III Men’s Soccer Player of the Week. Caterino notched the first hat trick of his career as the Titans defeated Saint Vincent, 4-0, to secure the No. 4 seed in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference playoffs. Caterino helped Westminster...
Slippery Rock tabs Greensburg native Roberta Page as university’s 1st female athletic director
Slippery Rock has found its next athletic director. On Wednesday, the school announced the hiring of 1988 SRU alumna and 2015 Rock Athletics Hall of Fame inductee Dr. Roberta Page as its next director of intercollegiate athletics. She will replace Paul Lueken — the longest tenured athletic director in department...
It’s been a banner spring for Seton Hill sports teams
Spring sports teams at Seton Hill felt they had plenty to prove after their 2020 seasons were sawed short because of the pandemic. Many of them have used this year to take out pent up frustration, and it led to conference titles, national rankings and potentially pending success in the...
Westmoreland Campus Clippings: Flack shines in spring season
Justin Flack is finding his running rhythm out of the Waynesburg backfield, and this season could pave the way for more to come. Flack, a sophomore from Derry, was named to the All-Presidents Athletic Conference First Team as an all-purpose player. Flack led the PAC in rushing yards despite missing...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Chrisman helps Baylor acrobatics win title
Baylor acrobatics and tumbling junior Hannah Chrisman (Norwin) won her second NCATA national championship, the second-seeded Bears’ sixth in a row, with a 279.790 to 276.465 victory over Azusa Pacific. Chrisman, a base/top performer, is the sister-in-law of Norwin alum Max McDowell, a minor league baseball player with the New...
Penn Hills grad Sipple makes splash at Edinboro
Stephanie Sipple’s boyfriend would be on dry land holding bungee cords, while she would take 20 butterfly strokes in Edinboro Lake. The Edinboro junior swimmer and Penn Hills graduate didn’t want to fall behind. With the school enforcing tight covid-19 restrictions, Sipple wanted to stay in shape. With few organized...
